Improvement in brooms



JAMES H. ANDERSON, OF TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BROOMS, 86C.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 106,021, dated August2, 1870.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES H. ANDERSON, of Terre Haute, in the county ofVigo and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Tying of Brooms, Brushes, or Wisps; and I do herebydeclare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a wire brace, upon which to wind the usual wire on brooms,brush-brooms, and other similar articles, as will be hereinafter fullyset forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, whichrepresent a side view of a broom-handle with my wire braces attached.

A represents a portion of the handle, around which the broom-straw Bislaid in the usual manner. On the, outside of the straw are placed, in alongitudinal position, four spirally-formed wires, a a, at about equaldistanees apart. V.The ends ofthese wires are inselrted into the straw,so to prevent them `from slippingnp or down. The wire b, with whichbrooms are usuallybound, is then wound around the straw in such a mannerthat it shall come successively between the loops of the wires a a, saidwires thus forming braces for the wire b, that it can slip neither upnor down, but will always remain in the same place. The wire braces a aalso add to the appearance of the broom.

I am aware that corrugated strips of sheet metal have been used asbraces for the same purpose; but I consider my wire braoesufar superior,for several reasons.

The binding-wire is always more or less liable to slip over thecorrugations in the metal strips, especially when the broom shrinks; butwith the wire braces itis impossible for the binding-wire to slip up ordown. Brooms are also more easily bound by blind people when using thewire braces.

. Having thus fully described my invention,

fwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'lhe wire braces a a, constructed and used on brooms, brush-brooms,Ste., substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

JAMES H. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

LAwsoN WHITAKER, ROBERT WoonALL.

